Potato planting in Britain has got off to a good start this season, with the dry conditions in some areas not expected to affect emergence. As Alice Dyer reports for Farmers Guardian, Velcourt Advisory Services agronomist Patrick Levinge says soils have been left very dry by the lack of rain, but at this stage, it should not be having a negative impact on crop development.
“You would not expect a drought at this time of year to effect main crop potatoes as the lack of moisture does not inhibit emergence.” And although the dry soils will have an impact on residual herbicide effic
